What You Need to Know About Machine Screws
Screws, bolts, and other fasteners and fixings come in a multitude of varieties. Among the dozens of standard fastener types, machine fasteners are one of the most commonly used. Machine fasteners can be coarse-threaded or fine-threaded, and they are typically available with a variety of head types. Unlike many other screw types that taper to a sharp point at the tip, machine screws are almost always blunt-ended. Machine screws are typically stronger than other types of screws. They are produced to high standards using refined techniques, resulting in improved overall quality, precision, and thread uniformity. What are the types of Machine Screws Machine fasteners come in different sizes, head types, materials and thread gradings. The most commonly available machine fastener types: Hex head machine screws Hex-head machine fasteners are the most closely related to traditional bolts. This is due to the familiar head shape of both screw fasteners, which is a solid, six-sided hexagon....
